The 4th FTire User Meeting at fka in Aachen is the ideal platform for all users and developers to get together and discuss their experiences related to all kinds of FTire applications in the CAE process chain, the implementation in HiL test rigs as well as latest findings from automotive research projects or FTire interfacing with third party simulation environments.
The program this year includes among others lectures from cosin, Volkswagen, Jaguar Land Rover and Hyundai.
Register now for an exciting meeting.
Program Monday September 11th, 2017
- 17:30
- Reception and casual opening event with barbecue and open discussions
Interested participants also have the opportunity to experience some tire test demonstrations on our test rigs.
Program Tuesday September 12th, 2017
- 08:30
- Registration
- 09:00
- Welcome at ika/fka & cosin scientific software
C. Bachmann, fka mbH; M. Gipser, cosin - 09:30
- Comparison and Plausibility Check of Cleat Measurements on Different Tire Test Rigs with the Help of FTire
Dr. Konstantin Sedlan, Volkswagen AG - 10:00
- FTire Interface to dSPACE Automotive Simulation Models Running on HILSimulator
Jochen Albri, dSPACE GmbH; Mario Baumann, cosin - 10:30
- Coffee Break
- 11:00
- The FTire Thermal Model
Dr. Michael Gipser, cosin scientific software - 11:30
- Identification of Thermal Model Data at Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center
Christian Ludwig, Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center; Heinz Weinfurter, cosin - 12:00
- Lunch Break
- 13:00
- cosin/prm and FTire: Full Flexible Tire / Soft Soil Contact
Gerald Hofmann, cosin scientific software - 13:30
- The FTire Flexible Rim Model for Extreme Loads
Dr.-Ing. Prashant Khapane,Jaguar Land Rover - 14:00
- The Challenging Task of Parameterising Off-The-Road (OTR) FTire Models
Joachim Stallmann, cosin scientific software; Prof. Schalk Els, Univ. Pretoria - 14:30
- Coffee Break
- 15:00
- Interfacing FTire to Modelon
John Griffin, Modelon AB - 15:30
- Interfacing FTire to VPS
Dr. Morgan Cameron, ESI Group - 16:00
- FTire in DYNA4 as a Reference for Highly Accurate Tire Calculation
Dr. Cornelius Chucholowski, TESIS GmbH - 16:30
- Round Table Discussion
User‘s experiences, requests and requirements
Attendance Fee
The attendance fee is EUR 460. The fee includes the conference proceedings, the conference dinner, lunch and drinks during the breaks. Bank and transfer charges to be paid by the participants.